The Portland daily press., 1887-12-24
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
mr.. BouteIIe Introduces a Bill for
sridgIng the Boundary.
The Man Who VIII Take Col. John
C. NIcoIay's Position.
Postal Telegraph TO Occupy the
Minds of Committee Men.

| WASHINGTON, Dec. 23,-Among the bills
| introduced in the House, under the new rule
yesterday was one by Mr. Bcutelle, appro-
priating 100000 for the construction of four
bridges across the ST. John and st. Francis
rivers, where they form the boundary be-
| tween Maine and New Brunswick, provided
that the government of Canada appropriate
like sum.
The Postal Telegraph.
Senator Sawyer, chairman of the Senate
post Office committee, says that he will bring
the subject of postal telegraph before the
| committee very early after the holiday re-
cess. He expresses the opinion that the
| committee win set about the study OF the
| question at once. and In earnest
Some Nominations Confirmed.
The Senate has removed the injunction of
secrecy from all combinations made before
| the holiday recess, including the following:
| Samuel T. Williams of Maryland to be Sec
| retary of the Legation in Brazil; G. s. Straus
Minister to Turkey: S. 5. Carlisle of New
Orleans, to be Minister to Bolivia; j.. G.
Walker of Texas, to he Consul-General at
Bogota.
Removed by the Secretary.
Secretary Whitney has informed w. FL. II.
Smith, chief clerk of the Bureau of Steam
Engineering, that his services will not be
needed after January first. Smith has been
in the Navy Department 20 years.
The Nations Gratitude.
Pensions have been awarded the follow
ing Maine people:
ORIGINAL.
Albert II. Davis, West Newfeld.
John r. Webb, Skowhegan.
INCREASE.
John Thornton, Foxcroft.
Nehemiah Lttlefeld Monroe.
REISSUE.
Lewis B. Morse, Searsmont.
RESTORATION AND REISSUE.
Hiram Merchant, Hancock Point.
About a Committee.
NEW YORK, Dec. pa Washington spec
ial to the Telegram says: Speaker Carlisle
has decided upon the membership of the
way and means committee. The Democratic
members will be Mills, Chairman; Cox, Nc
Mullan, Breckenridge of Kentucky, Breck-
enridge of Arkansas, Turner. and Bynum.
The Republican members will be Kelley,
Brown, Reed, Mckinley and Fuller. Mr..
Fuller was one of the Republicans. who
voted in the last Congress for the considera-
tion of the Morrison bill. As the committee
now stand there is not protectionist among
the majority while only one free trader has
been assign to the minority
Col. Nicoiay's Successor.
Major ]. NJ. Wright, of Louisville, has
been appointed Marshal of the United States
Supreme Court, in place of COL j. G. Nico-
lay, who has held the position for 15 years.
Wright is a son of Gen. George Wright, U.
S. A., who commanded the department of
the Pacific during the war, and was lost on
the steamship Brother Jonathan, in 1865
going from San Francisco to Oregon. His
son has a large army connection. He was
at West Point at the beginning of the war,
but resigned his cadetship to become assis-
tant adiutant general of volunteers on the
staff OF Major General Buell.. After the war
he settled in Louisville and began the prac-
tice of law. He served four years as men,
Der of the Kentucky Legislature and four
years as Adjutant General. subsequently
he was president and general manager OF
the southern exposition, which President
Arthur formally opened in Louisville In
1888. He has been an editorial writer on the
Courier-J Journal.
John G.. Nicoloy was a country school
teacher in Illinois when Abraham Lincoln
was nominated for the presidency, and after
the Republican headquarters were opened
at Springfield he rendered his assistance in
the clerical work there. H9 a quiet,
hard working young fellow, and Mr.. Lincoln
grew to like him, and when the time came
for the President to assume the duties OF his
position in Washington he took Mr.. Nicolay
with him as his private secretaty: 1t was a
happy choice, and during all the bitter days
of the war the former sch0olmaster was the
faithful, silent and loyal intimate of the
great President.